Re: Persistent Vegetative State
The brain has been damaged beyond repair. The person is not conscious, is not calculating anything, and it entirely unaware of their life. It's not even sleeping, because there are no dreams. The person will never wake up.
So basically, you're just feeding calories into a body that can never walk, move, or think ever again.
Me? I'd want the plug pulled. There's no life left. I wouldn't even be aware of it.
I can't say I know what the ruling is in Islam, it could go either way. But in the end, god is merciful,and we are human. We make mistakes. And we do what we think is best.